The best difficult games in 2026

In the catalog: 161 games
Top rated: Cuphead
Last listed: today

High difficulty by design expecting repeated attempts.

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121. Blacklist Brigade
Blacklist Brigade is a co-op focused top-down shooter game, where…
Blacklist Brigade is a co-op focused top-down shooter game, where players as a part of a…
Blacklist Brigade is a co-op focused top-down shooter game, where players as a part of a mercenary group fight against banana republic dictators and other evil scoundrels.
TacticalTop DownTop Down Shooter
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122. Astral Gunners
Get ready to push your skills to the limit against an endless sea of…
Get ready to push your skills to the limit against an endless sea of bullets and evil…
Get ready to push your skills to the limit against an endless sea of bullets and evil robots in Astral Gunners.
Great SoundtrackDifficultShoot Em Up
123. Plague Breaker
Plague Breaker is a retro roguelike platformer with heavy RPG elements.
Plague Breaker is a retro roguelike platformer with heavy RPG elements.
Plague Breaker is a retro roguelike platformer with heavy RPG elements.
DifficultCharacter CustomizationRoguelike
124. Superbugs: Awaken
A Communication-Based, Co-Op game for 2P.
A Communication-Based, Co-Op game for 2P.
A Communication-Based, Co-Op game for 2P. Play either as the Scientist or the Hunter with communication as your only weapon to save your precious cat, Mimi, from deadly Superbugs!
Fast PacedDifficultPuzzle
125. Jack Axe
Be Jack! Get an axe!
Be Jack! Get an axe!
Be Jack! Get an axe! Take Jack (and her sisters) on an axe tossing, single or multiplayer, platforming adventure in a vibrant open world inspired by Filipino and Norse mythology.
Precision PlatformerFemale ProtagonistPuzzle Platformer
126. Tanuki Justice
Tanuki Justice is an action-packed run 'n gun (but with shurikens)…
Tanuki Justice is an action-packed run 'n gun (but with shurikens) platformer.
Tanuki Justice is an action-packed run 'n gun (but with shurikens) platformer.
Precision Platformer2D PlatformerDifficult
127. Spirits Abyss
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain.
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain.
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain.
DifficultRoguelikePlatformer
128. SPITLINGS
Once You Spit, You Can’t Quit!
Once You Spit, You Can’t Quit!
Once You Spit, You Can’t Quit! Spitlings is a chaotic action arcade game for one to four players.
DifficultCutePlatformer
129. OUTBUDDIES DX
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear…
Enter Bahlam, a sunken city of the Old Gods, located deep in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
MetroidvaniaDifficultPlatformer
130. Kawaii Deathu Desu
In Kawaii Deathu Desu, supernatural beings find themselves incarnated…
In Kawaii Deathu Desu, supernatural beings find themselves incarnated as cute japanese…
In Kawaii Deathu Desu, supernatural beings find themselves incarnated as cute japanese idols!
RhythmBeat Em UpDifficult
131. Button Button Up!
"Button Button Up!" is a platformer party game.
"Button Button Up!" is a platformer party game.
"Button Button Up!" is a platformer party game. Players need to use limited resources to help their partner passing different laser obstacles.
ParkourPuzzle Platformer2D Platformer
132. Impossiball
Imagine Pong with 500 balls instead of 1!
Imagine Pong with 500 balls instead of 1!
Imagine Pong with 500 balls instead of 1! You can rotate your bat giving you fine control over which way every ball bounces.
TennisOld SchoolDifficult
133. City Climber
City Climber is a silly physics-based game about a floppy ragdoll…
City Climber is a silly physics-based game about a floppy ragdoll climber, who has to save…
City Climber is a silly physics-based game about a floppy ragdoll climber, who has to save the world.
DifficultPsychological HorrorPhysics
134. Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind
Red Rope is a terrifying, enigmatic adventure for 1 or 2 players who…
Red Rope is a terrifying, enigmatic adventure for 1 or 2 players who want to test their…
Red Rope is a terrifying, enigmatic adventure for 1 or 2 players who want to test their bond.
DifficultPixel GraphicsLocal Co-op
135. Alien Attack
You are a space trooper.
You are a space trooper.
You are a space trooper. Your crew finished the cleaning mission and left you alone by accident. Now you are surrounded by aliens. Persist them as long as you can.
DifficultPixel GraphicsSimulation
136. Peak: Climb Together
A whole night of partying, and now it’s morning.
A whole night of partying, and now it’s morning.
Peak: Climb Together is a physics-based, laughter-filled climbing adventure to play with your friends.
Precision PlatformerDifficultPhysics
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137. Rebellion
Rebellion is a souls like and roguelite action game about your revenge…
Rebellion is a souls like and roguelite action game about your revenge saga.
Rebellion is a souls like and roguelite action game about your revenge saga. Unfairly imprisoned, you seek to cross swords with the King again, for the last time!
Souls LikeMedievalCo-op Campaign
138. Ballfrog
Gameplay Are you Frog enough to use these tricky controls?
BallFrog is a challenging ball rolling platformer with experimental controls!
BallFrog is a challenging ball rolling platformer with experimental controls! Use your Tongue to grapple and swing.
ExperimentalPrecision PlatformerParkour
139. Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
Nongunz is a roguelite action-platformer.
Nongunz is a roguelite action-platformer.
Nongunz is a roguelite action-platformer.
MetroidvaniaDifficultAction Roguelike
140. OVERWHELM
You're outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in.
You're outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in.
You're outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in. This is an action horror-world where enemies get power-ups and you don’t.
DifficultPlatformerPixel Graphics
141. Kill to Collect
Welcome to the last city on Earth.
Welcome to the last city on Earth.
Welcome to the last city on Earth. Earn your keep and die trying in Pieces Interactive’s cyberpunk action rogue-like, featuring 1-4 player co-op.
Twin Stick ShooterDifficultRoguelike
142. Choice Chamber
Choice Chamber is a real-time, crowdsourced, procedurally generated…
Choice Chamber is a real-time, crowdsourced, procedurally generated game where your fate is…
Choice Chamber is a real-time, crowdsourced, procedurally generated game where your fate is in everyone else's hands.
Perma Death2D PlatformerDifficult
143. Rocking Legend
Shred your guitar or smash your drum set like a rockstar!
Shred your guitar or smash your drum set like a rockstar!
Shred your guitar or smash your drum set like a rockstar!
FuturisticMusicRhythm
144. Outbreak: Epidemic
Return to the world of 4-player co-op survival horror with classic…
Return to the world of 4-player co-op survival horror with classic gameplay, strict…
The infection spreads like never before in Outbreak: Epidemic, the latest co-op survival horror nightmare from Dead Drop Studios.
Outbreak SimThird Person ShooterDifficult
145. Danger Gazers
Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where…
Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path.
Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path.
Post ApocalypticDifficultBullet Hell
146. Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky
Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky is a fast-paced action game featuring…
Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky is a fast-paced action game featuring tight controls and…
Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky is a fast-paced action game featuring tight controls and slow-motion combat.
Fast PacedTop DownDifficult
147. Psyvariar Delta
Thrive on Danger: Master the 'Buzz' to transform peril into pure power.
Thrive on Danger: Master the 'Buzz' to transform peril into pure power.
Thrive on Danger: Master the 'Buzz' to transform peril into pure power. Graze the edge of destruction to fuel your evolution.
DifficultShoot Em UpBullet Hell
148. BFF or Die
Some people find it too hard, some too easy, and some juuuust right.
BFF or Die is a cozy/crazy couch co-op puzzle-action game for one to four players.
BFF or Die is a cozy/crazy couch co-op puzzle-action game for one to four players. As time traveling aliens you’re sent on a risky rescue mission to Earth!
Sci FiDifficultCute
149. CometStriker DX
COMETSTRIKER DX Striker, come in!
COMETSTRIKER DX Striker, come in!
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Twin Stick ShooterSide ScrollerDifficult
150. Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡
Sudoku Zenkai is a game for beginners and advanced Sudoku players.
Sudoku Zenkai is a game for everyone, from beginning to advanced players.
Sudoku Zenkai is a game for everyone, from beginning to advanced players. It brings a new dimension to sudoku - you can solve puzzles with your friends, wherever they are!
LogicRelaxingDifficult